Gay cousins upset to see 'gay' written on their receipt at Little Caesars pizzeria

Rosman Harris and Marcus Robertson were shocked when they picked-up their pizza order to find “gay” written on the ticket. (CBS)

Two cousins in Virginia were shocked when they picked up their pizza order only to find the word “gay” written on the ticket.

“I was baffled,” said Rosman Harris, who along with his cousin Marcus Robertson, claimed they suffered the indignity at a Little Caesars pizzeria in Henrico County, Va. “It's 2019 and we're still having to deal with this.”

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Harris and Robertson, who are both gay, told CBS they placed their order Friday night, stepped away for 15 minutes, then returned to find the slur scrawled on their ticket where a customer’s name would usually appear.

According to Robertson, a manager declined to explain the offensive receipt.

When he returned to the eatery a couple days later, the same cashier was on duty. Robertson said the cashier told him then that “gay” was written on the receipt because Harris had been “loud and rude” during his visit. He explained to the cashier that Harris speaks loudly because he has a hearing problem.

The cousins said they were told Monday that the cashier at fault no longer worked at the pizza joint. Little Caesar’s corporate office distanced the company from the incident in a statement.

“Little Caesars maintains a zero-tolerance policy against any violations of professional conduct,” the statement read. "This is a highly unusual, isolated situation at a store locally owned and operated by a franchisee. The franchise owner took immediate action to investigate this matter and has terminated the employment of the individual involved in the incident.”